smartd

[peter@easthope.ca]

smartd reports to syslog.

Jan 22 08:49:17 joule smartd[563]: Device: /dev/sda [SAT], 155 Currently unreadable (pending) sectors
Jan 22 08:49:17 joule smartd[563]: Sending warning via /usr/share/smartmontools/smartd-runner to root ...
Jan 22 08:49:18 joule smartd[563]: Warning via /usr/share/smartmontools/smartd-runner to root: successful
Jan 22 08:49:18 joule smartd[563]: Device: /dev/sda [SAT], 132 Offline uncorrectable sectors

Two parts are available to mount /root; /root can be on /dev/sda1 or 
/dev/sda2. /home is used minimally.  If the errors are clustered, the 
bad area might be avoided easily in partitioning.

Feasible?  Can the locations of the errors be found?  Better to 
replace the drive?

Thx,                                ... P.

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